 We're still with the present tense and today we learn the pronoun You and its 3 translations. Ranim has a special patient whom she gives a magical medicine!
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 2- Magical Candy - Present Tense

Wat-san appears in "Minna no Nihongo," but can everyone pronounce the name correctly?

It's Wat, not "Waat." This pronunciation is very important. Many students pronounce it without properly stopping the sound. Even if you don't pronounce "Wat-san" correctly, most people will understand. However, many similar words will come up later, such as "kite," "kitte," "kaite," and "katte."

If you don't properly skip the small "っ," even Japanese people can get confused often.

Please try pronouncing it once: "Wat-san." You shouldn’t hold your breath tightly in your stomach. You also shouldn’t hold the air in your mouth. If you do, you’ll definitely end up saying "Waat-san" again. Use a little of your throat and stomach. It’s "Wat-san."

OK, that’s it for today.

Oh, regarding my course, the "Minna no Nihongo Course" and "Minna no Nihongo Group Lesson" are currently half price for the first time. If you're interested, please give it a try. Good luck with your studies! Bye!


ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

みんなの日本語Chapter One　”ワットさん”

What do you think is the most expensive place in the world to live? New York? London? Maybe Tokyo?

While Japan has long had a reputation as an expensive place to live, its cities have been getting cheaper in recent years — with some big changes coming just in the last 12 months.

American consulting company Mercer recently released its 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking, which compares the costs of over 200 items in 226 cities around the world. The results are based on a March 2024 survey, and include things like housing and transportation, as well as food, clothing and entertainment.

All five of the world's most expensive cities are unchanged from last year, with Hong Kong and Singapore again in first and second place. These two Asian cities are followed by three Swiss cities: Zurich, Geneva and Basel.

Bern, another Swiss city, has risen from seventh to sixth place, while New York City has fallen one place to seventh.

However, Tokyo has dropped 30 places to 49th — putting it right after San Juan in Puerto Rico. And Osaka has dropped 53 places to 146th — just ahead of Wuhan in China.

However, the biggest drop since last year was for Lagos in Nigeria, which fell 178 places to 225th. And the least expensive city is now Abuja, Nigeria's capital, at 226th.

Mercer wrote that many big drops were caused by changes in exchange rates. Japan's yen dropped to a 34-year low against the US dollar in March — and hit a 38-year low in early July.

The ranking was also affected by inflation — especially in housing prices — as well as increasing political uncertainty around the world.

Mercer says it's important for companies to look at its cost of living ranking when thinking about sending staff to live abroad.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Japan Tumbles on Expensive Cities Ranking

Script

おはようございます。日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

きのうは、暖房(だんぼう)の話をしました。

じつは今日、私の家の暖房がつきませんでした。

家のセントラルヒーティングが、こわれました。

暖房がつかないので、部屋がすごく寒くなりました。

私は部屋のオーナーに、

「あのー、セントラルヒーティングがつきません。

あたたかく、なりません。」

と言いました。

夜になって、修理(しゅうり)の人が来ました。

ぶじに、セントラルヒーティングはなおりました。

いまは、あたたかいです。

あー、ホッとしました。

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です。

また明日！

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Today's Keywords

□暖房がつかない
The heater doesn't work.

Japaneseだんだんpodcast

58. 暖房(だんぼう)がつかない/Japaneseだんだんpodcast

ɡǔ shí hòu，yǒu yí ɡè jiào yánɡ shí de xué shēnɡ，
古时候，有一个叫杨时的学生，
tā hěn xǐ huān dú shū，xué xí fēi chánɡ nǔ lì。
他很喜欢读书，学习非常努力。
yǒu yì nián dōnɡ tiān，xià qǐ le dà xuě，tiān qì hěn lěnɡ。 
有一年冬天，下起了大雪，天气很冷。
zhī qián，yánɡ shí ɡēn lǎo shī chénɡ yí yuē dìnɡ le qǐnɡ jiào wèn tí，
之前，杨时跟老师程颐约定了请教问题，
wèi le zūn shǒu yuē dìnɡ， 
为了遵守约定，
tā hé tónɡ xué yì qǐ dǐnɡ zhe hán fēnɡ hé dà xuě， 
他和同学一起顶着寒风和大雪，
lái dào le chénɡ lǎo shī jiā。 
来到了程老师家。
chénɡ lǎo shī jiā bìnɡ bù jìn， 
程老师家并不近，
dào le lǎo shī jiā shí， 
到了老师家时，
zhènɡ shì chénɡ lǎo shī shuì wǔ jué de shí jiān。
正是程老师睡午觉的时间。
wèi le bù dān wù chénɡ lǎo shī xiū xi，
为了不耽误程老师休息，
yánɡ shí hé tónɡ xué jiù zhàn zài lǎo shī de mén qián děnɡ hòu。 
杨时和同学就站在老师的门前等候。
xuě yuè xià yuè dà，yuè lái yuè lěnɡ。 
雪越下越大，越来越冷。
tā men yě bù dònɡ yáo，
他们也不动摇，
rénɡ rán nài xīn de děnɡ zài mén wài。 
仍然耐心地等在门外。
děnɡ lǎo shī xǐnɡ le hòu， 
等老师醒了后，
fā xiàn tā men liǎnɡ rén zhàn zài xuě dì li，
发现他们两人站在雪地里，
mánɡ jiào tā men jìn wū li lái。
忙叫他们进屋里来。
lǎo shī shuō：“wǒ yǐ wéi xuě xià de nà me dà，  
老师说：“我以为雪下得那么大，
nǐ men bú huì lái le。 
你们不会来了。
méi xiǎnɡ dào nǐ men què nà me shǒu shí shǒu yuē， 
没有想到你们却那么守时守约，
zhēn shì hǎo yànɡ de！”
真是好样的！”
hòu lái rén men jiù bǎ zhè ɡe ɡù shì jiào zuò“chénɡ mén lì xuě”，  
后来人们就把这个故事叫做“程门立雪”，
lái xínɡ rónɡ rén shuō huà suàn shù、shǒu yuē。
来形容人说话算数、守约。

Vocabulary：
约定（yuē dìng）：appointment;appoint
请教（qǐng jiào）：to consult
遵守（zūn shǒu）：abide by
耽误（dān wu）：to delay
动摇（dòng yáo）：to vacillate
耐心地（nài xīn de）：patiently
好样的（hǎo yàng de）：good job
说话算数（shuō huà suàn shù）：Keep your word

CHINESE STORY中文故事

程门立雪

In questa puntata ascolteremo il testo di Dino Buzzati, un grande scrittore italiano. Col la sua tecnica narrativa unica e ineguagliabile, Buzzati ci fa rivivere le sensazioni provate da un direttore d'orchestra in un momento particolare. 

Italiano espresso

Dino Buzzati "La notizia"

Spanish México

EL TRAJE DE CHARRO

在这集Chillchat全中文特辑里，Karen讲了几个地道的口语表达，比如”That was close"或者“No wonder"。